Sarah Kane: a Blast from the past
Sarah Kane's plays shocked audiences and critics with scenes of rape, cannibalism and suicide. As they are revived, we talk to the cast about a body of work that laughs in the face of darknessIn a rehearsal room in Sheffield, an actor leaps on to a bed and crouches, knees bent. He mimes taking out his penis and urinating on the pillows. There is much discussion of angles and duration. Eventually it is decided the tim…